Ten of the largest police departments in Maryland reported having more than 6,500 untested rape kits early this year — nearly double the 3,397 untested kits they reported in a in 2016, according to new records recently obtained by The Baltimore Sun through a public records request. Police say the dramatic increase in untested rape kits is largely due to a new state law...

Four sophomore junior varsity football players from a Maryland high school have been charged with rape for allegedly sexually assaulting freshman players with a broom, according to court records. The four students, all 15 years old, are accused of viciously attacking and sexually assaulting four freshmen players with a broomstick in a locker room at Damascus High School in...

Four 15-year-old suspects in a criminal investigation at a Maryland high school were released after their parents paid a $20,000 bond, reports KRON4 News . The four suspects, Kristian Lee, Jean Claude Abedi, Caleb Thorpe, and Will Smith, all of whom were members of the junior varsity squad at Damascus High, face multiple felony charges related to the incident. The four...

WASHINGTON — Four teens who were arrested and charged as adults in connection with a locker room sexual assault at Damascus High School in Montgomery County, Maryland, have been indicted by a grand jury. The grand jury added counts against three of the teens, finding not one but all of the boys will face conspiracy to commit rape charges. Jean Claude “JC” Abedi, Kristian Jamal...